Tokyo, Oct. 3.
The alleged increase in assault by Chinese on Koreans in Manchu-Fla to-day constituted the major interest of military circles in Tokyo '2s General Jiro Minami, the Minister of War, ordered Licatenant General Honjo, the commander of the Kuantung Garrison, to redouble his precautions to protect. Japanese nationals.
Tokyo also is deeply interested in the reports of am independence meeting of the Cabinet Council yesterday General Minami enumerated the latest developments while still insisting that they are entirely independent of Japanese infan Dispatches from Mukden report a spokesman for the Kuantung Gar-risen Headquarters as at reports that China intends to hold Japan responsible for any inde the Pendence movement in Manchuria.
"The independence movement in 'Manchuria is the result of the misgovernment by Marshal Chang. 'Hsueh-liang and the Nanking Government," the Mukden spokes reported to have said. long as law and order pre tained in Manchuria, Japan has no terest in political' developments.
Tt is known that at yesterday's Shidehara, the Foreign was questioned regarding th dependence movement in Manchuria by Mr. C. Watanabe, the Min-{ster of Justice. General Minami reported to the Cabinet that the political situation in Manchu clamation of independence by General Hsi Hela at Kirin, similar action by General Chang hui at Harbin, Genepal Wan Heilungkiang Province at Blukden, General Minami also said that the independence movement—involves Mukden troops now assembled at Chinchow and a further cornbin tion of Kirin and Mukden fore:
Further reports from Japanese sources in Muxiten state that Chie ese soldiers and Pundits,—which began plundering in Niuchuang yesterday afternoon, had increased in number to 800 by to-day. It is. declared that at Niuchuang the attackers set five fires and spread a reign of terror in the central district, The Japanese Kuantung Garrison Headquarters has despatched troops from Haicheng and Anshan to protect Japanese lives and property at Yingkow and Niuchuanj Bandits are alleged to have fire upon a Japanese military aeroplane which made an observation fight over Niuchuang. While the plane was struck it returned safely to Japanese soldiers which have left Anshan are equipped with machine guns.
MReports continue that the new independent regimes established in Manchuria during the past weak are in danger of attack by troops loyal to the old regimes" which have rendered virtually powerless by the Japanese invasion.
General Chang Tso-ping, the allegedly ousted Chairman of the Kirin Provincial Government, has left Chinchow for Peking. He is expected €0 confer with General Chang Hsueh-liang.
Members of the Japanese Patlinment, having completed a tour of investigation in Manchuria, are preparing to return to Tokyo—United Press.
Peking, Oct. 8, Interviewed by foreign correspondents at his residence to-night, Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang said the independence movement" in Manchuria was much less serious inde 3 inion was that the move tent! was fostered by irresponsible Japanese individuals and that Tapanese Government. was net com ith it Many" of the Slanchurian officials who are allegs ed to be participating in the move: font were well known to. hint por sonally, he. said, and he had every Confidence in their loyalty, "Questioned whether under
war. against Japan, the 'Youn omatanees he! would declare Marshal expressed the belief that the Aukden Incident was engineer. fed. by afew - aggressively-minded individuals ana'"did not represent the policy' of the Japanese nation. He added: "Ie it is possible to avoid. war 1 and the members of the Government will do our best to avoid it. But Iam a military Mian and shall carry out. whatever} orders tam given.' Teuton, Japan Charged with Attemptin 2 Second Korea Moscow, Sept. 30.
Commenting. on the reports of alleged independence movements in Manchuria, "Pravda" launches Violent attack against the "Japanese Imperialiste" whom it charges with attempting to. gain by stealth What they find inadvisable to gain by_the employment of more force, "The, armed occupation of Manchuria;" "the Communist erg clare Si now taking formal sha aration of Manchuria from China with the aim of converting it into a second Korea will
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